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01-21-2017, 12:22 PM
I used Krylon Fusion rattle cans for paint. It is supposed to be good for plastics, hopefully it sticks to the containers well enough.
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108837&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
I know Gonks are usually very monotone, but I wanted to add a bit of color to mine. My thought was that Gonks are a sort of military ground equipment. The markings on that sort of thing are usually just stenciled on so while the green paint was drying I drew a few patterns on card stock. I'm not very fluent in Aurebesh , but I think this it a "G" for Gonk.
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108845&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108841&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108853&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108849&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
After the markings had dried a bit I tried a "chipped paint" effect on the markings. This was done by spraying some of the green into a small container and applying it with a sponge.
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108867&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108875&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
![[Image: main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_it...58f6b3da39]](http://astromech.net/gallery2/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=108879&g2_serialNumber=3&g2_GALLERYSID=7635f7a4bed16e3a24034e58f6b3da39)
Once the paint is dried and the droid reassembled I'll do more of this effect with a metallic paint to simulate the green chipping off revealing the metal underneath.
More to come!
I know Gonks are usually very monotone, but I wanted to add a bit of color to mine. My thought was that Gonks are a sort of military ground equipment. The markings on that sort of thing are usually just stenciled on so while the green paint was drying I drew a few patterns on card stock. I'm not very fluent in Aurebesh , but I think this it a "G" for Gonk.
After the markings had dried a bit I tried a "chipped paint" effect on the markings. This was done by spraying some of the green into a small container and applying it with a sponge.
Once the paint is dried and the droid reassembled I'll do more of this effect with a metallic paint to simulate the green chipping off revealing the metal underneath.
More to come!